Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Novel Cultivated Meat Burger Patty in the United States

The meat industry has a substantial negative impact on the environment. As result, this is in period of change to alternative mitigate environmental issues caused by conventional production. Cultivated highlighted as an meat-based diets. SCiFi Foods developed such novel cultivated burger potential successor currently available burgers. Based process information provided Foods, work performed life cycle analysis and compared it with alternatives. impacts were evaluated using four indicators: greenhouse gas emissions (CML-IA); energy use (cumulative demand); land (ReCiPe midpoint); water midpoint). study found that generated 87% less emissions, required 39% energy, had 90% influence use, 96% than comparable beef patty. effects uncertainty data, sensitivity major assumptions, effect manufacturing plant location analyzed. studied was also have plant-based commercialized burgers are available.